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Helotes sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Open encyclopedia reference

The Eastern striped grunter (Helotes sexlineatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a grunter from the family Terapontidae. It is found in the Indo-Pacific region where it is found in coastal waters and is an omnivore.

Wikipedia contributors, Eastern striped grunter; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:45:16.950773+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Helotes sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Name authority
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Centrarchiformes
Family
Terapontidae
Genus
Helotes
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderCentrarchiformes
  11. familyTerapontidae Richardson, 1842
  12. genusHelotes Cuvier, 1829
  13. speciesHelotes sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 51 records assigned to Terapontidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Pelates quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1829 Cuvier, 1829synonym
Pelates sexlineatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)synonym
Terapon sexlineatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 Quoy & Gaimard, 1825synonym
Pelates quinquelineatus Lesson, 1830 Lesson, 1830synonym

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=314549 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3KJ3W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.